Posted on 09/12/2012 4:00:13 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd
* Chairman of Joint Chiefs asks pastor to not support film
* Pastor agrees to 're-evaluate' showing movie
By Phil Stewart
WASHINGTON, Sept 12 (Reuters) - General Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, called a Florida pastor on Wednesday and asked him to withdraw his support for a film whose portrayal of the Prophet Mohammad has been linked to violent protests - including one that ended with the death of America's envoy to Libya.
"In the brief call, Gen. Dempsey expressed his concerns over the nature of the film, the tensions it will inflame and the violence it will cause," Dempsey's spokesman, Colonel Dave Lapan, told Reuters.
U.S. military officials are concerned that the film could inflame tensions in Afghanistan, where 74,000 U.S. troops are fighting. The Taliban called on Afghans on Wednesday to prepare for a fight against Americans and urged insurgents to "take revenge" on U.S. soldiers over the film.
"He told me he had seen the film and that the film was pornographic ... and very, very bad. He asked me not to support it," Pastor Terry Jones told Reuters.
Jones agreed to "re-evaluate" his plans to show the film. "If the film is indeed pornographic, then, of course, as a Christian pastor I cannot support that type of film and could not show it," he said.
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Exactly. A tried and true formula. Whenever terrorists attack and kill Americans....
Blame a Christian.
Glad O-dung-a takes the separation of Church and State seriously otherwise the armed military might try to push unarmed religious people around.
Next time just send a drone, it's legal now.
Does this guy get courtmartialed and hanged, in roughly that order, after the election/
Could you believe that you would have a general of the united states cowed into making a pleading request to a guy sitting in his underwear in his trailer with a case of Budweiser cans at his feet.
What an embarrassment, Why doesn’t this General Quit?
It had more to do with 9-11 retaliation than it did about a film that has been out for a couple of years.
This is America! Military officers can't simply order civilians around. That "general" deserves a dishonorable discharge!
Chairman of the Mahdi army, more realistically.
Joint Quislings.
Now the terrorists have control over the TOP US GENERAL????
It had more to do with 9-11 retaliation than it did about a film that has been out for a couple of years.
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BINGO. And the fact this happened on 9/11 was no coincidence.
he may have a lot of medals but he is a gutless, spineless traitor bastard like most of the perfume prrinces in the pentagon. i cannot type what i really feeel or the FFFG brownshirts would visit my house.
General Buttkiss seems to be very busy rebuking private citizens and shining 0bama’s shoes. Maybe we should hire a private contractor to work on security at our embassies and consulates!?!
There are 2 ways to deal with the islamic problem.
Genocide or a "Final Solution" program like Hitler pulled on the Jews, or forced westernization coupled with eleimination of heads of state and anybody else who doesn't want to play ball, like what we did to Japan after WWII.
What this moron in the WH and his predecessor have done so far have been highly ineffective.
Dempsey Dumpster is an Obama kiss ass.
If I say I like the film, do I get a call from the Joint Chief Of Staff too?
I was trying to figure that out too. What exactly is Jones’ connection to this Youtube video other than saying he liked it?
Hey, General, how ‘bout you start defending this fellow against the enemy instead of betraying him?
Yellow turncoat bastard.
I would remind the general that he swore an oath to defend the constitution not the muslim in charge and ask him if he understood what the posse commatatus sp? act meant! Fug you General, who put you in Charge of the First Amendment.
If he was that concerned he would have openly criticised the President for continually bragging about busting a cap in Osama’s head!
Give this idiot a powder blue helmet, turn him loose in egypt.
Reuters one of the worst to LIE for Obama..
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